Sword of Empire
By Christopher Nicole
Bombay, 1825. Falling victim to the ghastly rites of the Goddess Kali, Harrison Dean’s death sets in motion a train of events which will take the East India Company to the height of its territorial glory.
Harrison Dean’s niece, Laura Dean, was the toast of Bombay, but also considered by many to be a woman of dubious virtue.
Her marriage to the Rajah Sitraj of Sittapore elevated her to wealth and power, but also created jealousy and anger. When Sitraj breaks his neck on the polo field, Laura finds herself the plaything of Indian politics.
Only Captain Guy Bartlett retains his love for her.
The story of their epic wanderings from the heat of Bombay, to the snows of Kabul, to the burning deserts of Baluchistan is an unforgettable one. In their pursuit, the East India Company carved out the greatest of empires.
